tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post7512877955497349238..comments2024-03-28T21:41:32.110-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: My opinions on TrumpGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-91209654198222144512016-02-17T16:54:57.218-05:002016-02-17T16:54:57.218-05:00I would say by telling our friends and neighbors o...I would say by telling our friends and neighbors our concerns with him as I have just done with this post. I really can do no more, because I do not have the time to stump against him, I do not have anyone in the race that I would actually stump <i>for</i>, and I don't have the money to contribute to a PAC to stump against him on my behalf. So my words will have to suffice.MikeDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116809134355184859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-26576346743373204632016-02-16T22:23:55.005-05:002016-02-16T22:23:55.005-05:00I agree, Mike. Now, how do we convince Trump's...I agree, Mike. Now, how do we convince Trump's voters to change their minds? That's what we need to focus on.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-70936900248482083002016-02-15T21:41:15.096-05:002016-02-15T21:41:15.096-05:00Trump has gone further. He's renewed his thre...Trump has gone further. He's renewed his threat to sue Cruz over his citizenship and eligibility, he's demanded the RNC do something about Cruz' eligibility question, and he's strongly implied that his pledge not to run as a third party candidate hangs in the balance.<br /><br />Were I Cruz, I'd call him out on that: "If I haven't received your suit filing by [noon Thursday next], the whole world will know your lawyers know you have no case, and you're just blowing smoke.<br /><br />And after that deadline, I'd end every speech with the following: Trump still hasn't filed; he's still blowing smoke, and then I'd ask what he's afraid of and whether so timid a person belongs in the White House.<br /><br />Eric HinesE Hineshttp://aplebessite.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-68071326866085336672016-02-15T13:32:55.203-05:002016-02-15T13:32:55.203-05:00As Parker at Neo Neo said, trojan horse or what I ...As Parker at Neo Neo said, trojan horse or what I call stalking horse, or what Clinton might call his split vote card.<br /><br />People underestimate the Leftist alliance, and thus they also underestimate one of their founding members, the Democrat party.Ymar Sakarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-75049342229854028082016-02-15T11:23:08.472-05:002016-02-15T11:23:08.472-05:00Well said, Mike. Can't think of a single thing...Well said, Mike. Can't think of a single thing to add.Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00083557761155403492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-84458692807433059552016-02-15T11:01:08.666-05:002016-02-15T11:01:08.666-05:00I hope you're right that it's an arrogance...I hope you're right that it's an arrogance that will give another -- Cruz, by preference -- a shot at flanking him and making a serious challenge for the nomination. It would be in keeping for him to make an arrogant mistake. However, just that he and his manner remind you of Obama is a reason to think he will win: Obama carried this kind of voter to large majorities, especially in 2008. They're the bulk of the electorate.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-72359995486491074142016-02-15T10:46:59.111-05:002016-02-15T10:46:59.111-05:00That's quite an assumption. He's only won...That's quite an assumption. He's only won a single primary so far and neither of those two expressed opinions will play well in South Carolina. And if he loses big here, it puts his candidacy in serious jeopardy. His strength has been running on vague promises ("Make America Great Again" sounds a hell of a lot like "Hope and Change") and the fact that he's the front runner. He could blow off Iowa as a fluke and sneaky politics (and has done his level best to try and do so), and New Hampshire brought back some of that credibility. But to lose in an actual conservative state like SC will make a lot of people take another look at that "I'm the leader" quality.MikeDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116809134355184859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-15470242485160966872016-02-15T10:35:55.720-05:002016-02-15T10:35:55.720-05:00Mike, I think the Trump performance indicates he t...Mike, I think the Trump performance indicates he thinks he has the nomination sewn up. He's running for the general now. That "Bush lied" and Planned Parenthood is a basically good organization are commonplaces among the majority of voters who pay light attention to the facts. That majority, I mean, that gets its opinions in the manner of extroverted people, that is, by adopting as true the opinions that are popular. Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.com